Sergei’s Young Coconut Dream Cake

Ready to celebrate summer with a delicious raw dessert?! Sergei’s Young Coconut Dream Cake not only won first place at the Portland Raw Food Festival, it’s also super easy to make. Give it a try, and check out other recipes in 12 Steps to Raw Foods!

Young Coconut Dream Cake

Serves 12

Crust Ingredients

1 cup raw unsoaked walnuts

½ cup of your favorite pitted dates

¼ cup young coconut water

4 tablespoons raw carob

1 small papaya

To make

Blend the walnuts and dates in a food processor until the mixture is smooth. Mix in the carob and the coconut water. Spread one layer of crust out on a plate. Place sliced papaya on top of first layer. Place second layer of nuts and dates on top.

Icing Ingredients

1 cup young coconut meat

Water, enough to blend into thick topping

1 tablespoon raw agave nectar

To make

Blend all the ingredients in a power blender. Spread icing on cake. Decorate with fruit slices and nuts.

Marina Snyder

Marina is the Marketing & Digital Programs Coordinator at North Atlantic Books. After living in New Orleans and Amsterdam, and exploring a couple of continents, she returned to the San Francisco Bay Area to work at NAB. She's passionate about astrology, nonfiction books, and sustainable living, as well as all things metaphysical.